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Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd. Our guest is Minneapolis-based D.A. Bullock, an award-winning filmmaker and social practice artist in the field of story-based community organizing. He is also involved with Reclaim the Block, a coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives. Also, amid the sea of disturbing news at the border on the treatment of migrant children by the Biden administration, some good news from the immigrant rights movement. Our guest is Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican activist, organizer, immigrant, and mother in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. She is also a community organizer with La Resistencia. Maru has lived in the United States for more than 25 years, and has spent most of that time as a community organizer. In 2014, Maru came out as undocumented. She is a member of the Latino Advocacy organization and Mijente. For our weekly Eart

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd. Our guest is Minneapolis-based D.A. Bullock, an award-winning filmmaker and social practice artist in the field of story-based community organizing. He is also involved with Reclaim the Block, a coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives. Also, amid the sea of disturbing news at the border on the treatment of migrant children by the Biden administration, some good news from the immigrant rights movement. Our guest is Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican activist, organizer, immigrant, and mother in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. She is also a community organizer with La Resistencia. Maru has lived in the United States for more than 25 years, and has spent most of that time as a community organizer. In 2014, Maru came out as undocumented. She is a member of the Latino Advocacy organization and Mijente. For our weekly Eart

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd. Our guest is Minneapolis-based D.A. Bullock, an award-winning filmmaker and social practice artist in the field of story-based community organizing. He is also involved with Reclaim the Block, a coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives. Also, amid the sea of disturbing news at the border on the treatment of migrant children by the Biden administration, some good news from the immigrant rights movement. Our guest is Maru Mora Villalpando, a Mexican activist, organizer, immigrant, and mother in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. She is also a community organizer with La Resistencia. Maru has lived in the United States for more than 25 years, and has spent most of that time as a community organizer. In 2014, Maru came out as undocumented. She is a member of the Latino Advocacy organization and Mijente. For our weekly Eart

Today on Sojourner Truth, we focus on the intersection between caregiving and poverty. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.S. government has been distributing checks to people in order to stop the economy from collapsing. However, it still refuses to consider providing an income for family caregivers, whose work is generally depended on and has increased as a result of the pandemic. Family unwaged caregivers " most of whom are women, including mothers and grandmothers, and the most impoverished women on welfare " provide care for relatives, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities. Amid this crisis, they are expected to pick up the slack without any acknowledgement of the value or resources for their work. The International Labor Office has estimated that women do two-thirds of the world's work for five percent of the income. And according to a report released by Oxfam in January 2020, women around the world perform 12.5 billion hours of unpaid labor every day. Overall, the wor

Today on Sojourner Truth, we focus on the intersection between caregiving and poverty. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.S. government has been distributing checks to people in order to stop the economy from collapsing. However, it still refuses to consider providing an income for family caregivers, whose work is generally depended on and has increased as a result of the pandemic. Family unwaged caregivers " most of whom are women, including mothers and grandmothers, and the most impoverished women on welfare " provide care for relatives, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities. Amid this crisis, they are expected to pick up the slack without any acknowledgement of the value or resources for their work. The International Labor Office has estimated that women do two-thirds of the world's work for five percent of the income. And according to a report released by Oxfam in January 2020, women around the world perform 12.5 billion hours of unpaid labor every day. Overall, the wor

Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repea

Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repea

Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repea

Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repea

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our guests are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. We discuss a new Georgia election law and what can be done to halt and reverse the voter suppression runaway train. Is getting rid of the filibuster what Democrats need to stop the voter suppression laws? Also, Joe Biden's next moves. Getting cash into people's hands, impacting unwaged and waged sectors. Are we seeing a fundamental shift in social welfare policy? Also, we discuss Biden's infrastructure plan. Also, attacks on the Asian American Pacific Islander communities and its historical context. What do the spa attacks reveal about race, misogyny and criminalization? On the international front, the Alaska summit. The United States versus China and Russia. Is this a fight the U.S. can win or is the horse already out of the gate? Also, we discuss what some call the crisis at the border.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our guests are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. We discuss a new Georgia election law and what can be done to halt and reverse the voter suppression runaway train. Is getting rid of the filibuster what Democrats need to stop the voter suppression laws? Also, Joe Biden's next moves. Getting cash into people's hands, impacting unwaged and waged sectors. Are we seeing a fundamental shift in social welfare policy? Also, we discuss Biden's infrastructure plan. Also, attacks on the Asian American Pacific Islander communities and its historical context. What do the spa attacks reveal about race, misogyny and criminalization? On the international front, the Alaska summit. The United States versus China and Russia. Is this a fight the U.S. can win or is the horse already out of the gate? Also, we discuss what some call the crisis at the border.

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage on the uptick of racism and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, former White House occupant Donald Trump attempted to link the deadly virus to the people of China. He frequently referred to it as the "China Virus" and made other racist remarks about the disease, making it seem as if they were somehow responsible for it. Now, one year later, even though Trump is no longer in the White House, his words have had tremendous consequences. New data has revealed that over the past year, the number of hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI peoples) is greater than previously reported. The data released by Stop AAPI Hate on Tuesday, March 16, revealed nearly 3,800 incidents were reported over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic. This, as a series of mass shootings occurred at three spas or massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta,

Today on Sojourner Truth we conducted a roundtable discussion with several members of the sex working community and the recent mass killing which took place in the Atlanta area at massage parlors. Our panelists included Tamika (Tamika@hips.com), a pioneering activist and advocate leading a movement working to provide present and future black and brown sex workers in Washington D.C. full freedom, belonging, personal and political autonomy and agency, while decriminalizing sex work, Kai Lin Zhang Executive Director of Asian Pacific American Task Force in the NY State Assembly and Co-founder of Red Canary Song the only grassroots Chinese massage parlor worker coalition in the U.S. with over 9000 workplaces across the country. We also spoke with Alex Makulit, a gender-fluid Filipina American, organizer with US Prostitution Collective in San Francisco. We discuss the latest hate crimes against Asian American women and outline the ways in which our society provides a platform for this kind of hatred and hostili

The Earth Minute on Sojourner Truth.

TODAY ON SOJOURNER TRUTH, WE REBROADCAST THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN MARGARET PRESCOD, CAMILO MEJIA, AND JOHN PERRY. In 1979, the people of Nicaragua overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. The Somoza family dictatorship ruled Nicaragua from 1937 until 1979, when the Sandinista National Liberation Front liberated the country from their rule. Upon taking power, the Sandinistas vowed to free their country from the grip of U.S. hegemony and prioritize the needs of poor people ahead of foreign corporations. Since then, the people of Nicaragua have faced constant attacks from war hawks in Washington. This, in an effort to topple the democratically-elected Sandinista government and impose a pro-U.S. government. During the 1980s, the U.S. armed and trained counter-revolutionary forces, known as the contras, in neighboring Honduras. Not only did the contras kill supporters of the Sandinistas and carry out terrorist attacks in Nicaragua. They also helped to smuggle drugs from South America into the